Stop the Billionaires @ CCSF
Organizing with Oil and Gas Action Network
Fellow: Madi Raasch
Campus: City College of San Francisco
🚨 URGENT: Mayor Lurie Must Fully Fund Free City
Mayor Lurie is finalizing his budget proposal RIGHT NOW. San Francisco made a promise: 10 years of Free City funding at $15 million annually plus inflation adjustments. Voters passed Proposition W in 2016. The city signed an agreement in 2019. We're only halfway through that agreement, and the promise is already broken.
What's at stake:
- Free City funding has been slashed: $18.9M (2023-24) → $9.3M (now) → $7.15M (proposed 2026-27). That's less than half what was promised.
- 19,000 current students depend on Free City to afford college
- CCSF's survival: Cutting funding could trigger enrollment collapse and threaten accreditation
- Our city's future: Who will train our nurses and teachers if we cut education access?
During his campaign, Lurie said "We need Free City College." Now, he needs to prove it with his budget. Mayor Lurie will submit his budget in January 2026. This is our ONE CHANCE to act.
📁 Past fellowship actions
📣 Stop Peter Thiel at the Commonwealth Club
Organized outreach and pressure opposing Peter Thiel's platforming at the Commonwealth Club due to his anti-democratic politics and Palantir's role in surveillance and deportations.
Archived. Letters and call scripts are no longer active.
🚌 Make Newsom Keep His Transit Promise
Mobilized calls urging Gov. Newsom to deliver the emergency transit loan to protect BART, Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain service.
Archived. Phonebank materials are no longer active.
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👋 About This Fellowship
I'm organizing at City College of San Francisco as a 2025 Stop the Billionaires Organizing Fellow through the Oil and Gas Action Network (OGAN).
This work is rooted in our community's resistance to billionaire-funded corporate control of our city and state. We are fighting for climate justice, public education, and immigrant rights—standing against extractive industries and political systems that prioritize profit over people.
Through this fellowship, I'm building student power at CCSF by running campaigns, educating peers, and taking action alongside community partners.
🔗 Recent Fellowship Actions
- Purge Palantir Action: Joined Bay Area Resistance at Founders Fund demanding divestment from surveillance technology (August 2025)
- CCSF Student Outreach: Campus organizing and education on billionaire influence in tech and politics
- Community Coalition Building: Connecting CCSF students with broader Bay Area climate justice movements
More actions and campaigns coming soon. Follow @madi_raa for updates on CCSF organizing.